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Chicago architecture gains national attention
WGN NewsThe Modernist IBM Building designed by Mies van der Rohe and the Andersonville Commercial Historic District, both in Chicago, have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. The IBM Building at 330 N. Wabash was...Tags: Architecture, IBM, Gardens and Parks, Chicago Skyline, Arts and Culture
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New lawsuit against Ocotillo Express filed
Staff WriterA new lawsuit against an approved a 112-wind-turbine project set to be built east of Ocotillo was filed in federal court, an environmental organization announced Friday. The Desert Protective Council filed suit Friday afternoon in a federal court in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ken Salazar, Gardens and Parks, Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice
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SD named top tourist destination
Fox 5 ReporterSAN DIEGO-- Millions of Southern Californians are hitting the road during the Memorial Day weekend and thanks to lower gas prices many of them are headed to San Diego. “It’s a fun place, there are a lot of fun restaurants, the weather’s...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Holidays, Holiday Vacations, AAA
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'Chernobyl Diaries': Horror movie and travel book depict extreme tourism
24 Frames"Chernobyl Diaries," a horror movie following a group of tourists on an excursion to the abandoned Ukrainian site of the meltdown, hits theaters just as a pollution travelogue by journalist Andrew Blackwell, "Visit Sunny Chernobyl," is arriving in book... -
Theme parks' entry prices jump
Alhambra secretary Laurie Casado struggles each year to buy Disneyland annual passes for herself and her family, so the park's announcement last week that it was jacking up prices by up to 30% wasn't exactly good news.
But Casado will buy the passes...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, Google Inc., Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Broward, Palm Beach County beaches not nationally acclaimed –again
For yet another year, beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties have failed to make the Top 10 list published by the South Florida professor known as Dr. Beach. The latest ranking, issued Friday, proclaimed Coronado Beach, across the bay from San Diego,...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Gardens and Parks, Hatteras, Nicki Grossman, Fort Lauderdale
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Hollywood's triple threat
To get to Hollywood, you don't have to catch a flight to the West Coast. You just drive to Cecil County. Or Pennsylvania. Or West Virginia.
Penn National Gaming Inc., which operates gambling facilities nationwide, owns Hollywood-branded casinos in all...Tags: Jeff Foxworthy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Penn National Gaming, Gambling, Cecil County
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Talking with Boys Like Girls: New album embraces change in 'Crazy World'
Lehigh Valley MusicWhen last heard from, pop punk band Boys Like Girls had a No. 1 rock-chart album, “Love Drunk,” which had produced two platinum Top 10 pop singles — the title track and “Two is Better Than One,” which featured vocals...... -
New Exhibit Coming to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
FOX 17 Producer"Beverly Pepper: Palingenesis 1962-2012" is a new exhibit that opens to the public today, May 25 at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. The exhibit traces Beverly Pepper's work in metal through her five-decade career. It will feature more...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Alexander Calder, Arts and Culture, Travel, Arts
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Memorial Day freebies, discounts for vets, active military
South Florida Sun-SentinelHundreds of retailers offer discounts for Memorial Day of 10 percent or more to active duty and retired U.S. military, National Guard and reservists and veterans. In some cases, spouses and families members are included, too. Many military discounts aren’...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Amusement and Theme Parks, Gardens and Parks, General Motors Corp.
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Drawing them in: Local communities use mix of strategies for tourism promotion
PETOSKEY — From simple social networking posts to radio ads that feature a celebrity voice, Northwest Michigan communities use an assortment of methods for promoting their offerings to tourists. Harbor Springs and Charlevoix recently made headlines...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Culture, Social Media, Facebook, Radio
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Freedom's flag is flying again over Freedom's Fortress
HAMPTON — Just one month into the Civil War, Union soldiers stationed at Fort Monroe would have raised a 34-star American flag over the stone fort on the morning of May 24, 1861.
Even though 11 states had recently succeeded from the Union, you...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Frank Baker, Human Interest
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